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Obama signs trade bills into law, says tough battle still ahead

Obama signs trade bills into law, says tough battle still ahead

WASHINGTON, US | Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:30pm EDT, Source

 

President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday legislation that gives him "fast-track" power to negotiate trade deals and speed them through Congress, but he said he still has a battle ahead to finalize the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership deal.

 

"We still have some tough negotiations that are going to be taking place," Obama said at a signing ceremony for the legislation, surrounded by some of the lawmakers who helped him pass it after a six-week congressional fight.

 

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(Reporting by Roberta Rampton, Lindsay Dunsmuir and Emily Stephenson; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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